Riverhead, NY vs Hampton Bays, NY

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricRiverhead, NYHampton Bays, NY
Population14,93615,706
Median Household Income$83,008$134,216
Median Rent$2,045/mo$2,392/mo
Median Home Value$457,400$735,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.7%36.6%
Poverty Rate10.7%7.9%
Unemployment Rate3.5% (county)3.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k11939*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,888556*
Median AQI4141
Good AQI Days /yr265265
Summer Highs82°F79°F
Winter Lows28°F22°F
Snowfall27 in/yr27 in/yr
Avg Commute24.4 min34.2 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher12.110.9
College Degree Rate19.1%47.2%
Foreign-Born %23.2%20.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.2%—

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Hampton Bays (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.